CVE-2000-1042 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in ypserv in Mandrake Linux 7.1 and earlier, and possibly other Linux operating systems, allows an attacker to gain root privileges when ypserv is built without a vsyslog() function.

Published: 2001-01-22

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 2.0% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:6.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.1:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2000-1029	Buffer overflow in ypserv in Mandrake Linux 7.1 and earlier, and possibly other Linux operating systems, allows an attacker to gain root privileges when ypserv is built without a vsyslog() function.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01974.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-064.php3?dis=7.1
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5730

History

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Subscriptions

Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-01-22T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T05:45:36.208Z

Reserved: 2000-11-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2000-1042

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2000-12-11T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T21:53:02.053

Link: CVE-2000-1042

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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